Furniture pad



May 14, 1935. A. c. KORTE 2,000,902

FURNITURE PAD Filed Feb. 27, 1933 j 0 are c- (4027:

' ,uvvzzvrox ATTORNEY -Patented May, 1935' V "UNITED [STATES PATENT OFFICET'IM 2,000,902: FURNITURE ran Alfred 0. none, st; Louis, M0,, assignor a Metal craft CorporatiomStLouis, Mm, a corporation of Missouri Application February '27,; iesa fs rial No. 658,848

' Claims. 7 (CI. 45437) This invention relates to furniture and particularly to non-rotatable pads made of resilient material such as rubber. I I

Itis the objectof this invention to produce a 5 generally new and improved resilient furniture Pad of the simplest and most durable character.

The invention will be betterunderstood upon reference to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 shows a-leg for achairor similar article having a pad of my invention applied thereto.

Figure 2 shows a. sectional view of the device shown in Figure l, the sectionbeing taken along lines 2-2 of Figure 1, looking the direction'of The rubber pad 5 is formed from medium soft rubber tubing stock as [regularly furnished .by'

the rubber factories for numerouspurposes. The stock is cut into lengths as indicated in Figure 2 so as who squeezed in between the projections 3, the fit being tight enough so as to counteract the tendency to roll if the chair is pushed along the floor. The size of theinside of thetubing is such that the pintle 4 may be passed thru the 'openingwithout difiiculty, but not loose enough to form a free bearing fit, the friction of the tight fit assists in preventing undesired rotation. After assembly the remaining end of the pintle is bent or riveted over into a flange the same as indicated inFigure 2 so that both ends are alike and the pad is permanently prevented from'being disassembled fromsthe chair leg after the' riveting operation, the pintle 4 is prevented by friction from rotation within the openings of the two projections 3 and the pintle 4 with the rubber pad is sufiicient to prevent rotation of the pad. When one side becomes worn, it'ispoS- sible to twist the pad around to turn a new side to the bottom, so that it maybe completely worn out all around before the metal projections come in contact with the floor.

-"Iclaim:

These extensions tubing.

' cated at one end of the tube, perforations in said projection, a pintle extending thru said perfora When the pad is completely worn out it may be cut off and a new one inserted. without removing the pintle by simply slitting one side of the new pad. When the new pad is squeezed into w 'placebetween the projections 3, the friction together with the normal resiliency of the rubber 35 will hold'the-pad in place. However, when'the original pad is replaced by a new jonein this' umanner the slit should generally be placed'at the ,1. In a device of the class described, a nmmvture leg in the form of a sheet metal tubeya j pair of integral parallel projections at one end' of saidtube', opposite perforations in said projections,sa section of rubber tubing located vbe -;15 a

tween, saidaprojectionsand having the opening therein registering. with said' perforations, and

apintle mounted in'said perforationsand pass-; ing thru theopening'in said section of rubber V .20 2. In a device ofthe class described, a sheet metal tube, opposite sections being cut out at the end of said tube to form parallel similar projections, opposite perforationsin said projections, a section of-rubber tubing tightly fitted be'-" 25' i tween the projections anda pintle mounted in said perforations and passing thru saidsectionof rubber tubing. a V

3. In a device. of the class described, a sheet metal tube, opposite parallel projections at "one 30 end of said tube, a, section" of, extruded rubber tubing mountedbetween'said projections,a pintle passing thru the perforations in said projections and said tube and frictional means nor-v mally preventing'the rotationfof said section of '35 rubbertubing. 7 g 4. In a device of the class described,"a furni-. ture leg in the form of a sheet metal tube, inte gral parallel projecting portions oppositely lo-.

tions and a resilient pad mountedon said pintle; T 5. In a device of the class described, a sheet. metal tube, oppositeparallel projections on'one. end of said tube, perforations in saidprojections,

a pad comprisinga section of extruded rubber tubingmounted between said projections and'a substantially cylindrical sheet metal pintle passing thru said perforations and saidtubing.

. p h I 50 ALFRED C. KORTE. 

